Giants OF Cabrera suspended for positive drug test

San Francisco Giants' Melky Cabrera fouls off a pitch from Washington Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann in the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO >> San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended for 50
games without pay after testing positive for testosterone.

The
commissioner's office says the suspension is effective immediately.
Major League Baseball said on Wednesday that Cabrera tested positive for
the banned performance-enhancing substance, which violates MLB's joint
drug prevention and treatment program.

The MVP of the All-Star
game last month, Cabrera is batting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 RBIs
in his first season with San Francisco.